Ironing-board.



L. M. McLEY.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-Z1, ISIS. RENEWED FEB-13.1918. I

1,2602%. v Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I'- L. M. McLEY IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 21, 1916- REN EWED FEB. [3.1918- 1,260,274.,Patented Mar. 19, 1918. v 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- LISANDER M. MCLEY, 0FTRENTON, MISSOURI.

IRONING-IBOARD.

Application filed February 21, 1916, Serial No. 79,771.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LISANDER M. MGLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Trenton, in the county of Grundy, State of Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Ironing-Board; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved ironing board structure, and anobject of the invention is to provide a simple, efficient and practicalcollapsible supporting structure for the board, and having means forbracing the'legs of said supporting structure and their connections, toinsure firmness or rigidity, and hold the board solid, and at the sametime resist the various strains thereon.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the supportingstructure, that it may be easily collapsed against the under surface ofthe board, so that it may be put away in a small space when not in use.

One of the features of the invention is the provision of an adjustabletie rod consisting of two sections for bracing and strengthening one ofthe legs of the supporting structure.

Another feature of the invention is to provide a sleeve board, which maybe collapsed under the ironing board when the ironing board is in use. 7

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitatealterations, falling Within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, ashereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improvedironing board constructed in accordance with the invention, showing thesame erected ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1, but showing thesleeve board thrown under the ironing board.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view longitudinally,

just immediately under the ironing board,

looking downwardly and showing parts of the supporting structure inelevation.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view, showing the supporting structurecollapsed.

Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectlonal view on line 55 of Fig. 2.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Renewed February 13, 1918. Serial No. 216.944.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of a portion of the ironing board and a portionof the sleeve board, showing the connections therebetween.

Fig. 7 is a detail view of the lever 29.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the ironing board, which is ofthe general shape or contour having an extension 2 at its rear end. Thisextension has slots 3, and extending transversely of the extension is abolt 4 having a nut 5. Pivoted on the bolt 4 and in said slots are links6, and on the end portions of the bolt links 7 are pivoted. The ends 8of the links 7 have a bolt 9 extending therethrough, which also extendsthrough the extension 10 of the sleeve board 11, which is of the usualconstruction. The sleeve board 11 has a supporting block 12, whichengages the upper face of the ironing board, to support the sleeve boardas shown in Fig. 1. The links 7 are of sufficient length, to permit thesleeve board to be swung under the ironing board and adjacent theelongated central supporting leg 13, the end 14 of which is pivotedbetween the links 6 on the bolt 15, which extends through the links 6,as shown in Fig. 2. The central elongated supporting leg 13 has a tierod 16 connected at its ends at 17 to said leg, there being a spacingblock 18 between the rod and the leg, to space the rod from the undersurface of the leg. This tie rod consists of two sections 19, theadjacent ends of which are connected by a threaded turn buckle 20,whereby the two sections may be drawn axially toward each other totighten the sections, for reinforcing and bracing said leg, to preventthe same from bending, under the pressure on the board. Hinged to theunder face of the ironing board are two supporting legs 21, which arebraced relat1ve to each other by the U-shaped bar 22 secured at 23 tosaid legs 21, just below their hinged connections 24 to the board 1. Theadjacent faces of the legs 21 are provided with directly oppositedisposed headed lugs 25, for the purpose hereinafter stated. A plate 26is secured at 27 to the upper face of the elongated central leg 13, andhinged at 28 to one'end of the plate 26 is a lever 29 having adownwardly extending bent end 30. The lever 29 adjacent its hingeconnection 28 to said plate is provided with laterally extending arms 31provided with upwardly extending lugs 32 at their ends. These lugs 32are notched at 33, to engage the headed lugs 25 of the adjacent faces ofthe legs 21, which headed lugs 25 are out of alinement with the hingeconnection 28. A coiled tensioned spring 33 has one of its endsconnected to an eye 34 on the under" of the legs 21. Vhcn the ironingboard is in use the parts thereof are in the positions shown-in Figs.- 1and 2, thereby holding the ironing board in position, and the variousparts yieldably braced and under tension, the lever being in contactwith the U-' shaped bar, with its angular endheld against the under faceof the ironing board by the latch 45. Pivoted at 47 to thennd-er' faceof the ironing board 1 is a plurality of racks 49, on which clothes maybe hung, when using the board. These racks are movable between thearched rod 50 and the ironing board, which arch rod assists in bracingand holding the rack against downward pressure.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis:

1. Incombination, an ironing board having. a pair of legs hinged theretoand extending at slight angles to the board and having a brace bar, acentral elongated leg having link connections to one end of the boardand adapted to extend downwardly and toward the other end of the board,a lever hinged to the upper face of the elongated leg and havinglaterally extending arms terminating in lugs having detachable abuttingconnections with said pair of legs, hooked tie" rod connections betweenthe pair of legs and the central elongated leg, hooked tie rodconnections between said pair of legs and the under face of the ironingboard, and a yiel'dable' connection between said lever and one endof theironi-ngboard, acting to draw the hooked connections tight, therebyyieldably bracing the supporting structure of the board.

, 2. In combination, an ironing board having a pair of legs hingedthereto and extend ing at slight angles to the boardand having a bracebar, a central elongated leg having link connections to one end of theboar-rd and adapted to extend downward'ly and toward the other end ofthe board,- the adjacent faces of sai d rpair of legs having headedlugs, a lever hinged to the upper face of the elongated leg. and havinglaterally extending arms terminating in right angled extending notchedlugs to detachabl'y abut with the headed lug, said lever adapted to abutthe brace bar of said pair of legs, means for holding the lever againstsaid brace bar, hooked tie rodconnections between the pair of legs andthe central elongated leg, hooked tie rod connections between said pairof legs and the under face of the ironii-"rg'board, and a yieldab-lecon-' nection between said lever and one end of the ironing board,acting to draw the hooked connection-stight, thereby yieldably bracingthe supporting structure of the board.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LISANDER M. MOLEY.

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Washington, D. G.

